130 Nations Pledge to Protect Biodiversity in Gandhinagar Declaration, Citing IPBES Global Assessment

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) 130 Party countries to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals affirmed the Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework during CMS COP 13. The Gandhinagar Declaration sends a strong message on the importance of migratory species for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Declaration cites with concern the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that nature and its vital contributions to people are facing an unprecedented decline and that one million species are now at risk of extinction.